DEVOTIONAL PRAYER FOR AUGUST
PRAYER BEFORE THE CRUCIFIX
Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus
while before Your face I humbly kneel and,
with burning soul, pray and beseech You
to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity;
true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment.
While I contemplate, with great love and tender pity,
Your five most precious wounds, pondering over them within me
and calling to mind the words which David,Your prophet, said to You, my Jesus:
“They have pierced My hands and My feet,
they have numbered all My bones.”
Amen.
Entrance Antiphon
Turn your eyes, O God, our shield; and look on the face of your anointed one; one day within your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.
1st Reading (Prov 9:1-6)
A reading from the book of Proverbs.
Wisdom has built herself a house, she has erected her seven pillars, she has slaughtered her beasts, prepared her wine, she has laid her table. She has despatched her maidservants and proclaimed from the city’s heights: ‘Who is ignorant? Let him step this way.’ To the fool she says, ‘Come and eat my bread, drink the wine I have prepared! Leave your folly and you will live, walk in the ways of perception.’
The Word of the Lord
Responsorial Psalm
Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
2nd Reading (Eph 5:15:20)
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians.
Be very careful about the sort of lives you lead, like intelligent and
not like senseless people. This may be a wicked age, but your lives should
redeem it. And do not be thoughtless but recognise what is the will of the
Lord. Do not drug yourselves with wine, this is simply dissipation; be filled
with the Spirit. Sing the words and tunes of the psalms and hymns when you are
together, and go on singing and chanting to the Lord in your hearts, so that
always and everywhere you are giving thanks to God who is our Father in the
name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! All who eat my flesh and drink my blood live in me and I in them, says the Lord. Alleluia!
Gospel (Jn 6:51-58)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Jesus said to the crowd: ‘I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’ Then the Jews started arguing with one another: ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ they said. Jesus replied: ‘I tell you most solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him. As I, who am sent by the living Father, myself draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will draw life from me. This is the bread come down from heaven; not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.’
The Gospel of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon
With the Lord there is mercy; in him is plentiful redemption.
Next Week’s Readings
Joshua 24:1-2, 15-18; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69
Feasts of the Week
Tue, 20 Aug - St. Bernard
Wed, 21 Aug - St. Pius X
Thu, 22 Aug - The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sat, 24 Aug - St. Bartholomew
PARISH NEWS
WEEKLY PARISH DATES
| SUNDAY 10:30am Mass – Children’s Liturgy held 1st and 3rdSundays. After 5:00pm Mass in Theatrette – Youth Group for youth 12 to 17 years on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 6:00pm in Community Centre – Young Adults (SPYA) meeting. 6.15pm in Hall – School of Discipleship |
| MONDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm – Bible Study on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826 5359 2389 Passcode: Bible. Contact Clive 0490814452 or Karen 0415487598 |
| TUESDAY 7:00pm Online Zoom Rosary - Meeting ID: 893 5477 8556. Passcode: rosary. |
| WEDNESDAY 7:00pm Mass followed by Mother of Perpetual Succour Novena. |
| 1ST FRIDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm Mass & Adoration |
| 2ND FRIDAY 7:30pm to 8:30pm Shalom Kids Holy Hour with Exposition & Benediction. |
| SATURDAY 2:30pm to 4:00pm St. Peter’s Charismatic Prayer Community Praise & Worship. 1.30pm to 4:00pm - Healing Mass on 1st Saturday of the month. Next Healing Mass on Saturday 7th September 2024. |
| BAPTISM 12 noon – Baptisms held 1st & 3rd Sundays. Baptism Preparation Meeting held on 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Next Baptism Preparation Meeting Monday 2nd September 2024 at 7:00pm in Church. |
WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY BAPTISED
We welcome into our Church community Clementine Setiokusumo and Casiphia Lopez who are to be baptised this Sunday. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the love of Parents, Godparents, family and friends, we pray that these children will lead lives full of happiness, faith and love.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY MASS
There will be a School Community Mass on Wednesday 28th August at 8:45am. School families and parishioners are most welcome to join. Please join us for a cuppa after Mass. All are welcome.
THANK YOU to all who participated in the fundraising for our Parish Dinner. We raised an amazing total of $7,865.00 made up as follows:
$3,170 – Raffle
$2,300 – Sponsorship
$2,395 – Dinner tickets, Centrepieces & Silent Auction
Thank you for your generous support.
RCIA – The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a program for anyone interested in becoming a Catholic and receiving the Sacraments. Meetings are held on Tuesday/Wednesdays (to be decided) at 7:00pm in the Theatrette. If you or anyone you know is interested, you are welcome to come along. The invitation is also extended to any Catholics who may want to come and help Catechists by sharing their knowledge and faith and motivate the Candidates. Please contact Francis Thomas at francispthomas@hotmail.com (0401 787 372) or Marcela Blanco mcbl2002@hotmail.com (0425 857 770). The RCIA Inquiry form can be found at https://forms.office.com/r/fPgsGSwAvN.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS –SUNDAY 25TH AUGUST 10:30AM MASS
Please keep our Sunday School children in your prayers as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the very first time next weekend.
SICK LIST
The sick list will be reviewed at the end of the month. Please contact the parish office at the start of each month to submit names for the sick as we are unable to keep a record of names for more than a month. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
2024 ARCHBISHOP’S CAMPAIGN
The 2024 Archbishop’s Campaign is now underway, and we ask everyone to consider a pledge to support the vital ministries of our Archdiocese. These ministries are outlined in the Campaign brochure which you will find in the pew and in the foyer today. Gifts of $2 or more are tax-deductible. Tax-deductible donations go to the Archbishop’s Charitable Fund which supports the Corpus Christi College Building Fund, the Priests Retirement Foundation, John Pierce Centre, Melbourne Overseas Mission, University of Divinity Building Fund as well as Catholic community agencies and service organisations through annual grants. Non-tax-deductible donations go to the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne Religious Projects Fund and support seminarian formation and evangelisation ministries. Please review the campaign material and prayerfully consider pledging a recurring monthly gift to help us continue to strengthen the Christan faith and address the needs of God’s people. Tear-off pledge cards are attached to the campaign envelopes in the church. You can also make a gift online at melbournecatholic.org/archbishopscampaign or via the QR codes on the campaign materials. The Pledge envelopes will be collected at the weekend masses on 17/18 August and there will be a special collection on the weekend of 24/25 August. Thank you for your generous support.
POPE FRANCIS (@PONTIFEX) - X
All of us sometimes find ourselves, in life, in situations beyond our strength and ask ourselves: “How can I cope with this situation?”. It helps, in such cases, to remember that “With God nothing will be impossible” (Lk 1:37). And if we believe this, we will perform miracles.
GOSPEL FOCUS – REAL PRESENCE
The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist is a central doctrine of the Catholic faith. It is regarded as a revealed truth proved by both scripture and tradition. This week’s gospel, indeed the entire ‘Bread of Life’ discourse (Jn 6:26-72), is an essential passage of scripture that supports the teaching of Christ present in the Eucharist. Along with scripture, the other proof of the doctrine is tradition. Since the first century, only a brief time after the death of Jesus, Christians linked their celebration of Eucharist with the words of Jesus at the last supper – they celebrated Eucharist as a memorial of Jesus.
ONLINE INFORMATION SESSION ON THE PERMANENT DIACONATE
The permanent diaconate is open to single and married men, aged between 30 and 60 years, who want to serve God and the Church as ordained ministers. The information session is open to everyone interested in knowing more about the permanent diaconate. Online Diaconate information meeting Tuesday, 24 September / 19:30 – 21:00 via ZOOM. Attendance will be by invitation. Express your interest by emailing Deacon Kevin Pattison Kevin.Pattison@cam.org.au. In the week before the session the ZOOM link will be sent to those who have expressed interest.
RECENTLY DECEASED
We pray for Carmel Thomas, Josefa Clavijo, Eileen Hutchinson, Daniel Ferlazzo, Sriyani De Silva, Nimal Pahalavithanage, Flavian Weerasinghe, Carmelo Stroscio, Victor Cachia, Michelle Lazaro, Ramon Samson, Joyce Anthony, Winnie Beck, Mary Jane Aquino, Carmel Ryan, Avis Fernandez, Sofia Tangco, Jacqueline Mallet and all who have died in disasters all over the world.
DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
We pray for Sylvia Cachia, Kenneth Skinner, Simion Anthony Cooray, Norma Lord, Ben Halge, Martin Lopez, Margaret Nazareth, Gwenda Macdonald, Lolita Lopez and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
We pray for Violet Lawrence, Jeffrey Dalton, Sean Donaldson, Dale D’Souza, Stephen Beaton, John O’Regan, Delice Prior, Nathan Salesa, Suzie Allet, Draga Vekic, John & Christina Parol, Robin Lowe, Gerry Shaw, Betina Cole, Rashmi Ghimire, Keith & Janet Gill, Teresita Delacruz, Ausana Cunanan, Roberto Santiago, Elizabeth de Guzman, Edna Sanchez, Mary Jane Larinay, Bien Carlos, Thais Long, Ollie Orlinski, Denise Fisher, Judy Whitecross, Liza Trenker, Josephine Pearson, Gina Linning, Teresita Grisancich and all who are ill in our Parish.
ROSTERS
Money Counters – 25 August 24
| K. Stuttard / E. Lewis / B. D’Souza / R. Hibbert |
Roster for Readers – 24/25 August 24
| 6:00pm | Adele Vesty |
| 8:30am | KSC Reader |
| 10:30am | Meresiana Peters |
| 5:00pm | Sherwin Simangan |
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – 24/25 August 24
| 6:00pm | G. Surrao / K. Fernando / Praful A. / P. Beasley |
| 8:30am | KSC Minister / R Johnson / P Fitzgerald / S Graham |
| 10:30am | C. Peters / R. Hibbert / G. Schembri / V. Petkovic |
| 5:00pm | M. Marip / I. SImangan / E. Angeles / C. Skinner |
Music Ministry – 24/25 August 24
| 6:00pm | St. Cecilia |
| 8:30am | St. Philomena |
| 10:30am | Domini Chorum |
| 5:00pm | KNK Choir |